RRC Connection Establishment (DCH)

RRC RRCIDLE IDLE

1) RRC: RRC Connection Request (RACH)

[Initial UE Id: TMSI + LAI / P-TMSI + RAI / IMSI & Establishment Cause] Decision: DCH / CCH Allocation: RNTI, RR

2) NBAP: Radio Link Setup Request

RX Start [Cell Id, TFCS, frequency, Codes]

3) NBAP: Radio Link Setup Response

ALCAP Iub Data Transport Bearer Setup & Synchronisation

TX Start

4) RRC: RRC Connection Setup (FACH)

[Initial UE Id, RNTI, TFCS, frequency, Codes]

5) RRC: RRC Connection Complete (DCH)

UE

Uu
TFCS: Transport Format Combination Set RNTI: Radio Network Temporary Identity

Node B

RRC RRCConnected Connected (Cell_DCH) (Cell_DCH)

Iub

SRNC

RR: Radio Resources RX, TX: Reception / Transmission

RRC Connection Release (DCH)

RRC RRCConnected Connected (Cell_DCH) (Cell_DCH)

1) RANAP: Iu Release Command

[Cause]

2) Iu Release Complete 3) RRC: RRC Connection Release 4) RRC: RRC Connection Release Complete 5) NBAP: RL Deletion 6) NBAP: RL Deletion Response
ALCAP Iub Bearer Release ALCAP Iu Bearer Release

[Cause]

RRC RRCIDLE IDLE

UE

Uu

Node B

Iub

SRNC

Iu

MSC / VLR

Part 1: Establishment Paging 2) RRC: Paging (PCH)

MTC (CS)

UE UE RRCIdle Idle RRC

1) RANAP: Paging
[CN Domain Indicator, IMSI TMSI, Paging Cause]

[CN Domain Indicator,TMSI, Paging Cause]

3) RRC Connection Establishment:

RRC Idle RRC Connected (Cell_DCH)

NAS Signalling Connection Establishment

4) RRC: Initial DT (DCH)

[CM Service Request]

5) RANAP: Initial UE Message

[CM Service Request]

6) RRC: DL Direct Transfer DT

[Authentication Request]

7) RANAP: Direct Transfer

[Authentication Request]

8) RRC: UL Direct Transfer DT

Security Functions

[Authentication Response]

9) RANAP: DT
[Authentication Response]

11) RRC: Cipher Mode Command 12) RRC: Cipher Mode Complete

10) Security Mode Command

[start Ciphering & Integrity Check]

13) Security Mode Complete

UE

Uu

Node B

Iub

SRNC

Iu

MSC / VLR

Part 2: Establishment

MTC (CS)

15) RRC: DL DT
[Setup]

14) RANAP: DT
[Setup]

RAB Establishment

17) NBAP: Radio Link RL 16) RAB Assignment Request Reconfiguration Prepare 18) RL Reconfiguration Ready
ALCAP Iub Data Transport Bearer Setup

[TFCS]

[Establishment, RAB Parameter]

ALCAP Iu Data Transport Bearer Setup

19) RL Reconfiguration Commit 20) RRC: Radio Bearer Setup 21) RRC: Radio Bearer Setup Complete 23) RRC: UL DT
[Alert] [TFCS]

22) RAB Assignment Response 24) RANAP: DT

25) RRC: UL DT
[Connect]

[Alert]

26) RANAP: DT
[Connect]

Transaction

28) RRC: UL DT
[Connect Ack]

27) RANAP: DT
[Connect Ack]

UE

Uu

Node B

Iub

SRNC

Iu

MSC / VLR

Part 3: Release

MTC (CS)

29) User data transmission

30) RANAP: DT
[Disconnect]

31) RRC: DL DT
[Disconnect]

32) RRC: UL DT
[Release]

33) RANAP: DT
[Release]

Transaction RAB Release

35) RRC: DL DT
[Release Complete]

34) RANAP: DT
[Release Complete]

37) RRC: Radio Bearer Release

36) RAB Assignment Request

[Release]

38) RRC: Radio Bearer Release Complete

39) RAB Assignment Response

ALCAP Iu Bearer Release

RL Release UE:RRC RRCIdle Idle UE:

40) NBAP: RL Deletion

[Release RLs]

41) RL Deletion Response

ALCAP Iub Bearer Release

Uu

Node B

Iub

SRNC

Iu

MSC / VLR

Inter-RNC Soft Handover: RL Addition

User data transmission: UE - Node B (S-RNC) - S-RNC
1) RNSAP: RL Setup Request
[Cell Id, TFCS, frequency, UL SC] Soft HO Decision

2) NBAP: RL Setup Request [Cell Id, TFCS, frequency, UL SC] 3) RL Setup Response
RX Start

4) RNSAP: RL Setup Response

ALCAP Iub Data Transport Bearer Setup & Synchronisation

TX Start

5) RRC: Active Set Update (DCH)

[RL Addition: Cell Id, DL SC]

6) RRC: Active Set Update Complete

[RL Addition: Cell Id, DL SC]

User data transmission: UE - Node Bs (D- & S-RNC) - S-RNC

UE

Uu

Node B
(D-RNC)

Iub

DRNC

Iur

SRNC